2026 DECLUTTERING CAMPAIGN Mrs SD - our Year of Redistribution

daisy_1571

2 more of my housey display boxes. Cluedo and wimseys

And random childhood stuff

They give me pleasure 😊

Floss

@Florenceem it sounds odd, but are you drinking enough water? Sometimes going to the loo more happens through being dehydrated.

Floss

@vulpix the walls look fab with that paper underneath.

Yorkie1

Afternoon all and a very belated happy Easter!

Everyone's garden, craft and decorating projects look lovely - well done!

I had an uneventful journey to Mum's. It then got a little more unexpected on Easter Saturday as, while using the shears to prune a light shrub, I fractured (minor) a bone in my left hand. I then broke my mobile phone later in the day. You don't realise how much your life and data gets tied into that device until you lose access to it!

On Easter Day we went to an earlier church service than our usual church (still part of our parish; it was lovely to be back in the church where I was confirmed in the Church of England 40+ years ago), and then onto the local minor injuries unit for an x-ray. I have a hand splint and finger tubigrip, but it doesn't hurt most of the time and it's not my dominant hand. Plus a referral letter to take to my fracture unit when I get home.

When we came out of the unit, we found that the car wing mirror's cover had popped off, so I picked it up.

My best friend still lives locally, so her husband picked us up to go to visit my friend (I can't drive because od this, and mum didn't feel up to it), and we went via the local Argos to buy a new phone. So much research - I got analysis paralysis.

When he dropped us back home, he also managed to get the car wing mirror's cover back on.

The local station I was planning to get the train home from, doesn't have steps to the platform I need, so again my friend has offered to take me to another local station on the same line, which does have a lift. Then I will try to book passenger assistance for the intercity train home.

We are very blessed to have such good friends.

Mum and I have just been for our traditional short walk to near the river, using the Merlin bird app and trying out the new phone's camera. It's all very complicated but in 3 months' time I'm sure it will feel second nature. In the meantime, typing with a reduced number of fingers is fun!!

Florenceem

@vulpix - room looks so good.

Floss - think I drink enough.

J had to pop out to buy some masking tape. He did 2 coats of primer.

15 boxes were delivered from Ike.

My sewing machine is arriving tomorrow - had a phone call from the company - reason - bank holiday.

We put 3 units together. J was here 6 1/2 hours. I had had enough - in a lot of pain even though I have taken 2 doses of pain killers.

J won't be here again until Thursday. He will need to top coat the skirting board first when he arrives. I won't attempt to put any units together myself.

Some of the units must be in multiple boxes - I hope there are no missing bits.

I got my water rates bill today - no longer get the essentials tariff.

Need to pop out for some air and milk.

suzeesu2000

It’s been such a beautiful day. 3rd darks load on line and all dry and folded. Not putting any away as DH and I need to really go through all his T-shirts, and he has about a million of them. He wears T-shirt and shorts at home. So that’s a job to do.
Decided I am NOT going to buy any paint to repaint the bedroom units and the little white one from the landing. We have an unopened 5litre and an opened 5litre tins of white emulsion. Going to add some brown pain I already have and hope for the best! I have got varnish to hover the paint so it wears better, fingers crossed.
Dinner totally freezer for us both, tea fridge.

Looking very hard at how to get our expenses down, we seem to be getting rid of a lot of it and I can’t really see where. I’m going to do a “track every penny” for a month and see if that helps. I did cancel a local lottery today, only £5 a month but that can pay for a weeks pantry

Have a good evening all, sweet dreams xx

Florenceem

There will be lots of cardboard to go when recycling week comes around.

I am hoping that we get the rest of the units made on Thursday. I won't be able to get them in the correct places until the paint is dry. I will ask builder J to fix them to the walls.

I need to clear the top landing so that the new boxes of furniture that are blocking the way into the old office can be put there. Then I can start sorting out what I will put downstairs in the new units.

florianatwobob

Busy garden day today;

1. More weeds decluttered from the garden.
2. Also got rid of some old cinder blocks that we were using as ballast in some large pots.
3. 2 large pots emptied for the strawbs and peas
4. Built an obelisk for the peas to grow up
5. At least 6 sycamore seedlings (under 6 inches tall) removed (one of our neighbours is still ignoring the (now) saplings they have growing in their garden. Fortunately not my side of the garden.
6. 250l of compost arrived and the delivery man kindly dropped it in the back garden
7. 6 ladybirds spotted, 4 of them busy together as a prelude to making more ladybirds

In between that we’ve eaten very well today started the day with ‘posh porridge’ (frozen berries and a couple of spoons of mixed seeds and chopped nuts, lunch was some avocado and sourdough toast and dinner was lemony mushrooms and poached eggs on sourdough toast

GrannyKate

Evening all. Thank you for the medals Mrs SD for myself and DGS4. Dropped DS2 off at hospital and thankfully there is no tear in his shoulder but significant swelling and bruising. I guess it is just time that will heal - he is going to try and speak to Dr tomorrow. His landlord has decluttered the attractive but extremely large tree that covered most of his rear garden and which had completely distorted the fence. Hopefully the lawn grass will grow now. I attended a meeting then came back and managed two hours in the garden. Three large boxes filled with weeds and a few potatoes planted in area in front of my new fruit bushes. Covered some of the ground with weed control fabric between the bushes - I need to decide what to put there - wood bark perhaps.

The painter came this morning and has done most of the work. He needs to do a second coat on kitchen skirting and door frame but it was still too sticky today. Sox very unimpressed because things are out of place in kitchen to clear the way for painting. His food bowls are 6 feet from their normal place which he has taken as a personal insult. I have another meeting tomorrow morning then I will try and do a bit more gardening. I did pot up DGS4's small Christmas tree which is looking well so hopefully we can use it again this year. I may try and do a tip run tomorrow pm as there are random things on the drive which can go.

391-3 Three boxes of weeds into recycling bin.

394 Repotting and planting out done

Soontobeoap

Got home from singing at lunch time and DH had emptied the shed and sorted into stay and go piles. We have discovered that 3 floor planks have rotted when the roof leaked but the rest seems sound. Waiting until I have sorted through my craft cabin next door before we arrange a tip run. Also removed 3 bedroom units from our bedroom today ready for 2 large chest of drawers that are coming tomorrow. Once the clothes have been transferred I will list the old units on Wightbay to see if there are any takers. Also have a few other bits to list.

DH reattached the post for the gate to latch into today. Made a good job of it too.

I have washed 4 lots of bedding and dried it outside in this lovely weather. Only 3 sets to go and then I will make beds up again ready for when Dd SIL and GSs come again later in April. Move to the sea and you will never be short of visitors someone told me and it was perfectly true.